Monday, November 23, 2009

University of Arizona

Economic Woes Taking Social, Physical Toll on Arizona Students

Arizona Plans First Undie Run

Homecoming weekend in Tucson will start with an underwear-only jog. more >>

Arizona Lost $900,000 on Jay-Z Concert

Student leaders attribute shortfall to economy-induced poor ticket sales. more >>

$2,000 Extra Fee for Arizona Nursing Students

Combined with a tuition increase, it almost doubles costs for in-state students. more >>

Arizona Merges Fine Arts Into Already Huge New College

The consolidation of five colleges would save university $2 million. more >>

Average SAT Scores and GPA Dip at Arizona

Admissions dean fingers "abysmal funding of higher education" in the state. more >>

Arizona Will Raise Tuition Almost 10 Percent

Path to board of regents was hardly straight. more >>

College Newspapers Endorse Obama Over McCain, 63 to 1

The only student paper to pick McCain as of October 31 was from the University of Mississippi. more >>

Arizona Continues to Battle Window-Breaking Vandals

A glass-abundant expansion at the University of Arizona architecture school has been victim to repeated window-damaging vandalism the past two years. more >>

Prank at Arizona State Costs City $10,000

A 2006 prank near Arizona State University —presumably by University of Arizona students before a rivalry football game—has cost the city of Tempe $10,000 in repairs. more >>

Arizona State Cops Will Be Armed With Semiautomatic Rifles

Arizona State University police officers will now be armed with high-powered, assault-style rifles. more >>

A History of Controversial Campus Speakers

Controversial campus speakers have been strongly protested with everything from petitions to pies. more >>

Students Shocked After Woman Stabbed to Death

University of Arizona students have expressed "shock and dismay" after a freshman was killed in her dorm room this week. more >>

Trail Mix

Before graduation, University of Arizona students will be searched--for tortillas, which students traditionally toss into the air, the Daily Wildcat reports . "A tortilla, especially if it is dried, can really injure someone," the associate dean of students explains. more >>

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